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1、FoodCulture•Generallyspeaking,weChinesethinkfoodisveryimportanttoman.Peopleoftenassociatefoodwithimportantholidaysandthechancetomeetdistinguishedguests.TheChinesefoodnotonlyisverydeliciousandtastybutalsoverypleasingtoyoursensesandmanyofdisheshaveverybeautifulandfancynames.TheChineseh
2、avethefoodcultureofourownwhicharequitedifferentfromtheUS.IntheUS,peoplepaymoreattentiontothenutritionoffoodratherthanthelooksofit.Thecuisineandtablemannersarequitedifferentfromoursinagreatextent.•GreetingbyAskingYourMealinChina•ItisaverycommonpracticeweChinesepeoplesay"Haveyouhadyour
3、meal?"whentheymeeteachotheraroundthetimebeforeoraftermeals.Sometimestheyevenaskthisquestioneverywhereevenintoilets.Infact,itisakindofgreetingtocommunicatewitheachother.Butforeignerscannotunderstandthatbecausetheythinkwhyyouaskmethis.TheytendtothinkyouwanttoinvitemetodinnerorIamnotric
4、henoughtofeedmyselfregularlybutthatismybusinessnotyours.Chinesethinkfoodisveryimportantandessentialtopeoplesoitshowssomecareandconcernaboutyou.•EverythingiseatableinChina•ItseemsthatweeateverythingandeverythingcanbeeatableinChinesefood,whetheritcomesfromlandorfromtheskyorfromtheseaor
5、whetheritiswildordomesticorwhetheritisinsideoroutside.•Foreignerscannotimagineweeatthefoodlikesnakes,dogsandevenfrogs.Whenwesellthemeatfromtheanimalandpoultry,wenormallysellitasawholeorcutitfromthewholebody.AwomanAmericanteacherdidn'twanttobuyandeatporkwhenshefirstcametoChinabecauses
6、hesawthemeatcutfromacertainpartofthepig.•InEnglish,weknowtheanimalsandtheirmeatareuseddifferentwordsbecausethewordsofthemeatfromanimalsoriginallycomefromFrenchandtheyareusedbyupperclasswhilethewordsofanimalsareAngloSaxon,whichareusedbythefarmeroflowerclass.Sotherearepigandpork,sheepa
7、ndmuttonandcattleandbeefinEnglishbutitisnotthecaseinChinese.•NameofDishesisImplicitinChineseFood•Veryoftenitpuzzlesforeignersalotthatweaskandtalksomuchwhenweorderourfoodintherestaurant.Onereasonisweaskwhatthefoodorthedishisandtrytoclarifyitbecauseyousometimesneverknowwhatthefoodisjus
8、taccordingth
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